Richard Simmons has clarified what he really meant in recent Facebook post he shared that had many fans scratching their heads about his health.
“I have some news to tell you. Please don’t be sad. I am ….dying,” he began his lengthy post on March 18.
“Oh I can see your faces now. The truth is we all are dying. Every day we live we are getting closer to our death. Why am I telling you this? Because I want you to enjoy your life to the fullest every single day. Get up in the morning and look at the sky… count your blessings and enjoy.”
The fitness guru, 75, went on to discuss the importance of eating well and exercising, while reminding people to check out his library of videos on YouTube. He also waxed poetic about letting the people you love know how you feel about them.
“There is something else very important that you must do. Tell the ones that you love that you love them. Hug those people and children who you really care for. A big hug really goes a long way,” he wrote. “If you have time I want you to listen to a terrific song. It is by Tim McGraw it is called Live Like You Were Dying. Live today and don’t forget to pray. Love, Richard.”
How is Richard Simmons’ health?
After sharing that he was “dying,” Simmons tried to clear the air in an X post later on the same day, March 18. He shared that he is not dying, but did not provide more specifics about his health.
“Sorry many of you have gotten upset about my message today. Even the press has gotten in touch with me. I am not dying,” he wrote. “It was a message about saying how we should embrace every day that we have. Sorry for this confusion. Love, Richard.”
Simmons has kept a low profile in recent years. In 2016, he dispelled rumors that he was being held against his will in a phone interview with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie.
“No one is holding me in my house as a hostage,” he said. “You know, I do what I want to do, as I’ve always done, so people should sort of just believe…
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